9:36 PM,
Jan. 17, 2014

Players on the North Buncombe bench celebrate after the winning shot Friday in Weaverville.

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North Buncombe's chances for success rose exponentially with the basketball in Haley Higgins' hands.

The Black Hawks senior was held below her team-high average of 15.5 points a game. But her eighth and ninth points were the difference - Higgins banked in the winning shot from near the foul line with just more than a second to go in a 51-49 win over visiting Asheville High. ...